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  • Revisiting Bach's Air on G String, from a singing and dancing viewpoint · musicBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachAir on G StringChristopher HogwoodsingingdanceDoris HumphreyviolinYehudi Menuhinrecorder · Jun 10, 2015
  • Pittsburgh Recorder Society: discovering the beauty of Alonso Lobo · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghcookiesAlonso LoboVersa est in luctum · May 18, 2014
  • Pittsburgh Recorder Society: Palestrina, Gombert, and Dolly Parton cookies · musicrecorderPittsburghcookiesPalestrinaNicolas GombertJosquin des PrezPittsburgh Recorder Society · Apr 27, 2014
  • Pittsburgh Recorder Society: Something new recently: recording our practice sessions · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghcookies · Mar 16, 2014
  • Pittsburgh Recorder Society: 7-part Gabrieli and coconut chocolate cookies · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyGiovanni GabrieliPittsburghcookies · Feb 16, 2014
  • My first time at an English country dance music jam · English country dancedancetraditional dancerecorderfluteBaroque fluteimprovisationPittsburgh · Jan 25, 2014
  • Pittsburgh Recorder Society continues to add members · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghcookies · Nov 17, 2013
  • I never expected my first wooden recorders to be Renaissance recorders · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghRenaissanceBaroqueJacob Van Eyck · Oct 21, 2013
  • The biggest Pittsburgh Recorder Society meeting I have attended in two years!! · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghHalloweenrubber duckukulelesingingcookies · Oct 20, 2013
  • Final rehearsal for my first ukulele gig: and some hard decisions about music in my life · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent SquaresingingrecorderPhipps ConservatoryFlanders Recorder Quartet · Oct 4, 2013
  • First rehearsal for my first ukulele gig: dealing with anxiety · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent Squaresingingmarching bandballroom danceCarnegie Mellon Universityrecorderchess · Sep 26, 2013
  • New goals for a new season of the Pittsburgh Recorder Society · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghJohann Sebastian BachDieterich Buxtehudeukulele · Sep 15, 2013
  • My second meeting of the Steel City Ukuleles: why I already signed up to perform before being ready · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesRegent SquarePittsburghsingingrecorder · Sep 4, 2013
  • Celebrating Claude Debussy's 151st birthday through unusual performances of Syrinx · musicClaude DebussyfluterecordertrumpetSyrinxClaire de Lune · Aug 23, 2013
  • Another unexpected life change: one month of learning to play ukulele · musicukuleleSteel City UkulelesPittsburghRubySteel City RubyJim WeirichrecorderchessAprès un rêveviola da gambafluteJake Shimabukurobanjolelebanjo · Aug 23, 2013
  • More summer musical partying, and another ten-year-old dream fulfilled! · musicfluterecorderbass recorderBaroque flutepianoduetchessarm wrestlingpullupschinupsJohann Sebastian BachGeorge Philipp TelemannGabriel FauréAprès un rêveRoland de Lassus · Jul 4, 2013
  • Attending a meeting of the Washington DC Recorder Society while visiting · musicrecorderWashington Recorder Society · May 21, 2013
  • My second year of celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday: a tale of accidental love · musicfluteBaroque fluteJohann Sebastian Bachrecorder · Mar 21, 2013
  • Finally doing some Latin music jamming on flute; also Irish and French · musicfluteLatin musicjazzboleroDos GardeniasBuena Vista Social ClubIbrahim Ferrercha chaIrish flutetin whistleFrenchrecorderchess · Mar 17, 2013
  • Celebrating two years of playing recorder · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyGeorge Frideric HandelBaroque fluteviola da gambaNiccolò DôtheltamburaMideast early music workshop · Feb 23, 2013
  • Music I just played for the first time: recorder sonata, tangos · musicrecorderJohann Sebastian BachfluteBaroque fluteviolinGeorge Frideric Handeltango · Jan 26, 2013
  • Playing music on recorders at a Phipps Conservatory "candlelight evening" · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyperformancePittsburghPhipps Conservatory · Dec 9, 2012
  • Oblivion obsession: time to start playing melodica! · tangoPiazzollamusicbossa novamelodicafluteIrish fluteukuleleaccordionguitarpianoHoliday Ballbossa novarecorder · Dec 2, 2012
  • Preparing to play Irish flute in the Holiday Ball · musicfluteIrish fluterecordertin whistlePittsburgh Contras and SquaresHoliday BalldancePittsburghcontra dance · Nov 24, 2012
  • Preparing for December 9 recorder performance in Phipps Conservatory · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyperformancePittsburghPhipps Conservatory · Nov 19, 2012
  • Singing and playing bossa nova favorite "Chega de Saudade" at Dunkin' Donuts for J-Jam · musicmandolinsingingfluterecorderbossa novaChega de SaudadejazzJ-JamSquirrel HillPittsburgh · Oct 28, 2012
  • Playing recorder in a group · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietypracticeensemblePittsburgh · Oct 21, 2012
  • Excited by the new season of the Pittsburgh Recorder Society · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghPalestrinaViadanachessGeorge Frideric HandelGeorg Philipp Telemann · Sep 16, 2012
  • The passion of Bach's Air on the G String: three very different interpretations · musicBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachAir on G StringrecorderBaroque flute · Sep 14, 2012
  • My first appearance on a music recital program · musicperformancerecorderfluteBaroque fluteCarl Philipp Emanual BachRenaissanceBaroqueJacob Van EyckScottish musicPittsburgh Recorder Society · Jul 28, 2012
  • Mideast Early Music Workshop 2012: a life-changing experience!! · musicrecorderBaroque flutesingingEnglish country danceimprovisationLaRoche CollegePittsburghMideast early music workshopGeorg Philipp TelemannInvisible ShoespracticeClaude DebussySyrinxconcertmaster classcookies · Jul 21, 2012
  • Another terrifying music jam session but I played a little bit of blues and old time · musicimprovisationBaroque fluterecorderbluesold timeLatin music · Jul 7, 2012
  • Petrified at a music jam session so I didn't play but watched and listened · musicimprovisationfluteBaroque fluterecordermandolinPittsburghbluesold time · Jul 3, 2012
  • Preparing for my first solo flute performance: notes on perfectionism and high standards · musicfluterecorder · Jun 15, 2012
  • Attending my first CMU Baroque Ensemble concert: enjoying Bach's Brandenburg 2 · musicCarnegie Mellon UniversityStephen SchultzPittsburghJohann Sebastian BachBaroque fluterecorderErin Yanacektrumpet · Apr 29, 2012
  • Baroque jam session at CMU: first time my parents ever watched me perform music · musicBaroquefluterecorderCarnegie Mellon UniversityJacob Van EyckHenry Holcombe · Apr 27, 2012
  • My first time in a public music jam: intense fun with Chris Norman and David Greenberg · musicpracticeimprovisationrecorderBaroque flutetin whistleflutemandolinIrish flutePittsburghPittsburgh Renaissance and BaroquememoryChris NormanDavid Greenberg · Apr 21, 2012
  • A delayed St. Patrick's Day party: playing tin whistle and alto recorder · musicflutetin whistlerecorderIrish musicchessSt. Patrick's DayGeorg Philipp Telemann · Mar 30, 2012
  • Flute update: celebrating Bach's birthday, using a Thumbport, improvising to bossa nova · musicfluteJohann Sebastian BachFranz Lisztbossa novaimprovisationrecorderGoldberg VariationsLatin music · Mar 21, 2012
  • The joy and challenge of making beautiful sounds together · musicrecorderflutePittsburghharmonyGeorg Philipp Telemann · Mar 18, 2012
  • Flute: loving it again, remembering why I dance, and how I met my wife! · musicfluteorchestrapracticeBaroque flutedanceballroom dancetangotraditional danceFrench dancePittsburghCarnegie Mellon UniversityrecorderimprovisationmemoryLatin musicbolero · Mar 10, 2012
  • Saying No in order to say Yes · time managementmeditationdanceexercisemusicfluterecorderaccordionchessCarnegie Mellon University · Feb 23, 2012
  • Flute progress after one month in orchestra: still hanging in there · musicfluteCarnegie Mellon UniversityorchestralearningpracticerecorderLatin musicboleroClaude Debussy · Feb 22, 2012
  • Flute progress report: day of reckoning approaches · musicfluteCarnegie Mellon Universityorchestralearningpracticerecorder · Feb 14, 2012
  • Joining an orchestra: learning in the face of terror · musicfluteCarnegie Mellon Universityorchestralearningpracticerecorder · Feb 1, 2012
  • Playing recorder and flute at the Holiday Ball! · musicrecorderflutetin whistletamburitzaPittsburgh Contras and SquaresHoliday BalldancePittsburghcontra dancecookies · Dec 17, 2011
  • Learning another instrument: the tin whistle · musicrecorderflutetin whistleHoliday Ballcontra dance · Dec 11, 2011
  • Busy evening: performing at Phipps followed by rehearsal for another gig! · musicrecorderflutePhipps ConservatoryHoliday Ball · Dec 5, 2011
  • I'm going to perform music much sooner than I expected: Monday · musicrecorderperformanceanxietyPittsburghflutemelodicaCarnegie Mellon UniversityPhipps Conservatory · Dec 1, 2011
  • Flute versus recorder: why do I play both? · musicfluterecorderauthenticityJohann Sebastian BachmarathonStephen Schultz · Nov 17, 2011
  • Back to piano too · musicpracticeflutepianorecorder · Nov 13, 2011
  • On not reading concert program notes · musicdanceconcertsPittsburghrecorderDas Collectif · Nov 11, 2011
  • Harder to play music in a group than alone · musicrecorderpracticeensemble · Oct 30, 2011
  • Disagreement on the use of time? · time managementrecordermusicreadingwritingexerciserunningyogastrength trainingprogrammingcommunicatingdialoguechessballroom danceScala · Oct 18, 2011
  • Staying Excited About Learning By Being Flexible · musicrecorderpracticelearning · Oct 7, 2011
  • My New Bass and Sopranino Recorders and Having Fun · musicrecorderfunexcellence · Oct 3, 2011
  • I Love Music but Rarely Listen to It Now · musicPittsburghconcertsrecordertime managementrunning · Oct 2, 2011
  • Run Shadyside 5K: Outrunning Mickey Mouse and Lending a Trumpet · PittsburghRun ShadysiderunningracesshoesFiveFingerspodcampCommuniTeachmusicrecorderukuleleaccordiontrumpetmelodicafermentation · Oct 1, 2011
  • A Musician's Best Friend · musicrecorderpractice · Sep 29, 2011
  • I Don't Feel Like Practicing; but I'm Gonna Do It Anyway · musicpracticerecorderinspirationalPittsburghsick · Sep 26, 2011
  • Byron Janis on Overcoming Adversity · musicpianoCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghinspirationalrecorderPittsburgh Recorder Society · Sep 22, 2011